The evening world., 1887-10-26
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MzzN~NU to referee q four OF six
NWG( W-N round glove contest.
MMNS)u WN Unless one man is
K,um1 /M clean knocked out
WWWS@%8 there is sure to be dis
wHO Ell satisfaction. There are
(X/ "A Y al 30 many ways of judg.
I'M w. MESA ing and it is so diff
EN ~ SSSAA cult to tell the relative
n KHAN lM " value of the hits. One
NHM Mo M prominent judge of
W WNJG% " prize-fghting says no
n.y. ~~ man should be pub
~ NJ w. lished as beaten by an
a y other in q four-round
GC e1y go unless really licked.
NIX IwSs.MI for in a ring fight one
kS%S /WA man may be almost
FWAMY/KM Y knocked out and yet,
N\0~ by q sudden rally, win
NJ WN1u ~ the battle. Another
J"N says if two men agree
~ wv ~ to box four rounds. the
YAM HIzN/ one that gets the best
of it, no matter how
slightly, is entitled to
svictory. The boxers know about all the
good judges going, and can pick opponents
Of whichever of these two schools they like;
but where the real difficulty comes in is in
eonscientiously judging'a bout, part of which
Ind part in favor of his eaS ean
lnd in deciding which puts in the telling
blows. This was well illustrated at the Man
haitian Athletic Clubs entertainment last
Saturday night. The six-round bout between
teather-weights McGill and Davis was all in
favor of McGill the first three rounds; even
The fourth round entirely for Davis in the
efth, and the last round was in favor of
Davis the first half, and about even the re-
hainder. Davis would surely have won in
mother round or two. The WORLDS and
The EVENING WoRLD's sporting. representa-
ives were the judges, and the old
time amateur heavy = weight cham
pion. Harry Buermyer, was the referee.
The WORLDS man voted in favor of Davis
and The EVENING WORLD representative
thought that McGill scored the most points
In the six-round contest, but wrote "A
draw or another round" An extra round
was the only absolutely fair way of reaching
edecision, but it could not be ordered 80.
Buermeyer gave McGin the bout. The YER
scoring the most clean hits went, but boxing
isn't learned to develop " tapping" Davis's
rights on McGill's ribs did far more damage
thar Benny's glove Ticking on Davis's nose.
The New York Athletic Club made strenu-
gus efforts not long ago to absorb the old
Dauntless Rowing Club. They wanted to
take over the champion eight-oared crew in q
body, together with adozen or 80 of the other
best men i'll the club. They were 80 anxious
stood. ready to buy out the clubs plant at a
round sum, thereby, of course, terminating
its existence. The Dauntless boys acknowl-
edged their thanks at the compliment,
that the old blue and white flag was what
they had grown into championship form IN
der and that was good enough for them as
Long as they were able to pull a boat.
J Sticklers for exactness in amateur athletes
still deny Pole Vaulter Baxter's right to his
new record of II feet 8 inches. They claim
that even if the pole the champion vaulted
with did break i was q try, and the feat
was not accomplished in one of three at.
tempts. Prof. Goldie says he lowered the
bar a quarter of an inch after the champion
took one try with his new pole to see If it
suited hin and that Baxter went over the bar
placed at II feet 3 inches. There is no
particular reason for restricting an athlete
to three "trys" when going for q record.
Athletic rules are silent on this point, al
tition o contestant is " out after three
failures. An amateur who has pluck enough
to try for q record has a hard enough job
without being hampered with such a limited
IobtIlCtlOu ts tut tlTee bryS -rule. DIX VTyb
would be ample, as few men have endurance
enough to do much after that. They get too
tired.
IT don't play billiards for love-" says Billy
Sexton, % only for dust, and I for one got
enough of fiye-night play in Washington.
Unless the players in a contest that is to last
week chance to win and lose 30 as to keep
the result in doubt the interest soon ceases
and then there is not q corporal's guard pres
ent. If one wins the first highland the other
the second then the public cries hippo
drome."
The enterprising Manhattan Athletic Club
has just added q new cross-country team to